Labyrinth

See also: labyrinth

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin labyrinthus.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɪnt

Noun

Labyrinth n (strong, genitive Labyrinthes or Labyrinths, plural Labyrinthe)

1. (Greek mythology) labyrinth
2. labyrinth, maze (technically not quite correct, compare w:Labyrinth and w:Maze)

Usage notes

• In texts written by educated persons this word does also sometimes occur as masculine noun.

Declension

Declension of Labyrinth [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Labyrinth	die	Labyrinthe
genitive	eines	des	Labyrinthes, Labyrinths	der	Labyrinthe
dative	einem	dem	Labyrinth, Labyrinthe1	den	Labyrinthen
accusative	ein	das	Labyrinth	die	Labyrinthe

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• labyrinthartig
• labyrinthisch

See also

• Irrgarten

Further reading

• “Labyrinth” in Duden online
• “Labyrinth” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache